This week, the Pacific Pre-COP[1] concluded after bringing climate negotiators, government leaders, and community representatives to Fiji and Tuvalu from 5 to 8 October (DCCEEW, 2026). As a climate...
Blogs
The Socio-Politics of Critical Minerals in the Clean Energy Transition
The global transition to green energy technologies is driving significant demand for key critical minerals (e.g., lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, graphite and rare earths). The International Energy...
India’s Climate Finance Reporting Gap: Why Bank Disclosures Don’t Add Up
India’s climate ambitions necessitate significant capital investments in the energy, transportation and industrial sectors. According to various estimates, India will require about USD 10–22...
What We Don’t Measure Cannot Be Fixed: Estimating India’s Climate Adaptation Finance Requirements
India ranks ninth among the countries most affected by extreme weather, with mounting costs to its economy, livelihoods and ecosystems . While this speaks to the magnitude of climate risk[1] India...
Understanding Prime Minister Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana as a Window into India’s Rooftop Solar Challenge
India’s current residential rooftop solar capacity accounts for roughly just 27% of its total rooftop capacity (Nexdigm, 2025). In a country where households vastly outnumber factories, this...
The Fish Farmers Who Feed the World But Cannot Feed Their Families
Raghu woke up early and turned off the aerators in the ponds on his two-acre property, preparing to feed the shrimp. As he started rowing his boat, his wife called. “The boy’s family called,” she...
Geopolitics and Clean Energy Futures: What Should Be India’s Position?
The decade of 2020 is scarcely half done, and already the world has been plunged into at least two high-stakes armed conflicts and another on the battlefield of global public health in the shape of...
The Missing Link in Heat Action Planning: Financing for Implementation
Heat action plans (HAPs) have rapidly proliferated across Indian cities, reflecting growing recognition that extreme heat is a governance challenge that requires a coordinated response. As discussed...
Anatomy of Heat Action Plans: Comparing City-Level Responses to Extreme Heat
The previous blog mapped how extreme heat in India has evolved from sporadic crises to a growing policy priority, spurring Heat Action Plans (HAPs) and prompting the National Disaster Management...